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18-653: Wakasa may refer to: Wakasa Province , an old province of Japan Wakasa, Fukui , a town in Fukui Prefecture Wakasa, Tottori , a town in Tottori Prefecture Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line Wakasa Station , a railway station Wakasa Domain , a Japanese domain of the Edo period Wakasa (surname) , a Japanese surname JS Wakasa ,

36-586: A Kuni no miyatsuko , who was a descendant of Amenohiboko , a semi-legendary prince of Shilla , who settled in Tajima province during the reign of Emperor Suinin . There are archaeological indications that Wakasa was under control of the Yamato state from the mid-4th century. The province of Wakasa was formally established with the creation of the Ritsuryō provincial system around 701 AD, and initially consisted of

54-686: A ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force See also [ edit ] Wakasa Bay , a bay of Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wakasa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wakasa&oldid=868631542 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

72-590: A strategically important province due to its seaport on the Sea of Japan and was the closest ocean harbour to Kyoto . The exact location of the provincial capital of Wakasa is unknown, but is believed to have been in what is now the city of Obama . The Wakasa Kokubun-ji and the ichinomiya of Wakasa, the Wakasahiko Shrine are also located in Obama. Due to its location and strategic importance, during

90-513: Is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province . Shrines of lower rank were designated ninomiya ( 二宮 , second) , sannomiya ( 三宮 , third) , shinomiya ( 四宮 , fourth) , and so forth. The term gave rise to modern place names, such as the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi , named after Masumida Shrine in the former Owari Province . The term "Ichinomiya" literally means "first shrine" and

108-615: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wakasa Province Wakasa existed as a political entity before the Ritsuryō system and the implementation of the Taihō Code of the Nara period . Wooden shipping tags labelled "Wakasa" have been found in the ruins of Fujiwara-kyō . Per the Nihon Shoki , ancient Wakasa was governed by

126-431: Is popularly regarded as the highest ranking shrine in each province . The second ranking shrine is referred to as the "Ninomiya" and third ranking shrine as "Sannomiya", and so on. However, there is no documentary material stipulating on how the shrines in each province are to be ranked, or even when this ranking system was created. As a general rule, all shrines designated "Ichinomiya" are of ancient origin and are listed in

144-520: The Engishiki records completed in 927AD. However, the shrine selected is not necessarily the largest, or oldest, in that province, and is not necessarily one of the " Myojin Taisha ", which are regarded as the most important shrines. Rather, per the Ritsuryō legal and administrative system established in the Nara period , kokushi were appointed as imperial governors of each province. When

162-632: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi of the Boshin War . However, seeing that the shogunate was doomed, Sakai Tadaaki came out of retirement to seize control of the domain from his adopted son and defected to the imperial cause. Consequently, he was appointed imperial governor of Wakasa by the new Meiji government until the abolition of the han system in 1871. At the end of 1871, Wakasa was joined by Tsuruga District , Imadate District and Nanjō District to form "Tsuruga Prefecture". In 1876, Tsuruga Prefecture

180-569: The Hosokawa clan . However, when the Takeda clan erupted into a civil war over an internal succession dispute, the Asakura clan from neighbouring Echizen Province asserted control. The Asakura were in turn destroyed by Oda Nobunaga . The province was the briefly held by Niwa Nagahide , and under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi by Yamauchi Kazutoyo . Following the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600,

198-827: The Kamakura period , the position of shugo of Wakasa Province was retained directly by the Hōjō clan . After the start of the Muromachi period , the shugo of Wakasa was held by the Shiba clan , followed by the Isshiki clan , and then by a cadet branch of the Takeda clan . During the Sengoku period , the Takeda clan were powerful supporters of the Ashikaga shogunate and their kanrei ,

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216-407: The kokushi travelled from Heian-kyo to his local seat at the provincial capital , the first shrine he called upon officially in his province was the "ichinomiya". As the purpose of this visit was to announce to the local kami of his appointment to office, it was important that this shrine be dedicated to important local deities and to be located close to the provincial capital. Even after

234-432: The collapse of the Ritsuryō system by the Kamakura period , the ichinomiya continued to enjoy a certain prestige, and often after all vestiges of the provincial capital had fallen into ruins and its exact location lost, the term "Ichinomiya" was often preserved as a place name. Tachibana Mitsuyoshi, a noted Shinto scholar in the early Edo Period , visited ichinomiya nationwide for 23 years starting 1675, and wrote

252-461: The record of his travels in a 13 volume account. This began the popularization of pilgrimages by the common populace to these shrines. Under State Shinto , the ichinomiya were not accorded any special status. Many were accorded high ranks under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines . While there can be only one "first shrine" in each province, several provinces have various rival candidates for

270-538: The shogunate, who had served as Tairō under shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu and Tokugawa Ietsuna . The Sakai clan continued to rule Obama for fourteen generations over 237 years to the end of the Edo period. During the Bakumatsu period , Obama Domain initially supported the Tokugawa shogunate. In 1865, the domain executed Mito rebellion leader Takeda Kōunsai and 353 of his followers and nominally participated in

288-452: The two districts of Onyū and Mikata . In 825 AD, Ōi was separated from Onyū. During the Nara and Heian periods , Wakasa was an important source of sea products (salt, fish and konbu ) to the aristocracy of the capital, so much so that the province was nicknamed Miketsu Province ( 御食国 , Miketsu-no-kuni ) . Salt production was especially and important industry. Wakasa was also

306-432: The victorious Tokugawa Ieyasu assigned the province to Kyōgoku Takatsugu , as daimyō of the 92,000 koku Obama Domain . Kyōgoku Takatsugu began the construction of Obama Castle and rebuilt the ancient port town as a jōkamachi and a centre for the kitamaebune coastal trade network. The Kyōgoku clan were transferred to Izumo Province in 1634 and were replaced by Sakai Tadakatsu , an important retainer of

324-615: Was divided, with former Wakasa and Tsuruga District joining Shiga Prefecture . In 1881, these area were given to Fukui Prefecture, which then assumed its present borders. Due to geography and these political changes, the area of former Wakasa Province and Tsuruga District have a separate identity, and form the Reinan ( 嶺南 ) region of modern Fukui. Wakasa Province consisted of three districts: [REDACTED] Media related to Wakasa Province at Wikimedia Commons Ichinomiya Ichinomiya ( 一宮 , also 一の宮 or 一之宮 ; first shrine)

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